Trinitarian

[ trin-i-tair-ee-uhn ]

adjective

1. believing in or adhering to the doctrine of the Trinity.
2. pertaining to Trinitarians, or believers in the doctrine of the Trinity.
3. belonging or pertaining to the religious order of Trinitarians.
4. of or relating to the Trinity.
5. (lowercase) forming a trinity; threefold; triple.

noun

1. a person who believes in the doctrine of the Trinity.
2. a member of the “Order of the Holy Trinity,” a religious order founded in 1198 to redeem Christian captives of the Muslims.

Trinitarian

/ ˌtrɪnɪˈtɛərɪən /

noun

1. a person who believes in the doctrine of the Trinity
2. a member of the Holy Trinity See Trinity

adjective

1. of or relating to the doctrine of the Trinity or those who uphold it
2. of or relating to the Holy Trinity

Derived Forms

• ˌTriniˈtarianˌism, noun

Other Words From

• an·ti-Trin·i·tar·i·an adjective noun
• non-Trin·i·tar·i·an adjective noun
• pro-Trin·i·tar·i·an adjective noun
• un·trin·i·tar·i·an adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Trinitarian¹

1555–65; < New Latin trīnitāri ( us ) of the Trinity ( Trinity, -ary ) + -an

Example Sentences

He pushed its heresies so far they arrived at Christianity, complete with a Trinitarian God and a cult of the Cross.

From New York Times

It’s “our crown and our cross,” said the Trinitarian Rev. James Day, president of DeMatha.

From Washington Post

Aslan is clearly bothered by what he sees as theological inconsistency, dismissing the Christian notion that God’s Trinitarian nature is a mystery and Muslims who don’t grapple with the “paradox” of attributing human qualities to Allah, who is supposed to be distinct from creation.

From New York Times

“My statement is not a statement on soteriology or trinitarian theology, but one of embodied piety.”

From New York Times

It opens with a declaration of belief in a trinitarian God — “We believe in one sovereign God, eternally existing in three persons” — and proceeds to cover concepts including original sin, the existence of Satan and the resurrection of Jesus.

From New York Times

Related Words

• threefold